Suspenders.



A. OPPENHEIM.

SUSPBNDERS. V APPLIOATION FILED MA! 7, 1908.

91 1,903, v Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

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we: o emzezm marlin srArns ALBERT OPPENHEIM, or NEW YORK, N. Y.,

ASSIGNOR' TO THE CONNECTICUT WEB AND BUCKLE COMPANY, CF BRIDGEPORT,CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION.

, 'SUSPENDEBS.

No. 911,903. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 9, 1909,

Application filed May 7, 1908. Serial No. 431,305.

To all whom it may concern. 7 7

Be it known that I, ALBERT OPPENHEIM, a citizen of the United States,and resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Suspenders,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to gentlemens suspenders, such as are employedfor support ing trousers and it is the object of the invention to moreparticularly improve the construction of the backs of suspenders of theabove class, that is, that portion which connects the shoulder strapsand the rear suspender ends, with a view of producing a comfortable andsubstantial device at a low cost of manufacture.

As constructed my suspender is composed of the usual shoulder strapsformed of fiat suspender webbing, a back piece and cord with propermetal trimmings, and cord suspender ends, all of which willbe.1aterde-., scribed in detail in connectionwith the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specification, upon which similarcharacters of reference denote like or corresponding parts throughoutthe several figures and of which,

Figure 1, shows a front perspective view of a pair of suspendersembodying my improvements. Fig. 2, is an enlarged central verticallongitudinal section taken on line' 22 of Fig. 1, showing the shortconnecting back piece and attached cord guides for rear suspender cords,and Fig, 8, is an enlarged detailed front elevation of a metal plateandattached guides through which the upper cord of rear suspender endsareconnected, and as shown in the preceding figures.

Referring in detail to the characters of reference marked upon thedrawings 55 indicates the shoulder straps which obviously may be formedof the usual suspender webbing, and are each provided at their forwardends with a cast-off 6 which is adjust. ably attached to the'webbingthrough the medium of a buckle 7. i 8 represents the front suspenderends which may be formed of woven cord and provided with the usualbutton loops 9, and a guide 10 to which it is slidably connected, andbearing a stud for the engagement of the cast-offs 6. The back end ofthe shoulder straps are each providedwith a metal loop 11 to which asuitable cord guide 12 is pivotally connected.

13 indicates a top cord which forms the connection between the rear endsof shoulder straps and the short back piece 1 1. This cord is firstpassed through a guide 16 pivotally connected to the intermediateportion of a transverse metal plate 15 and then dis- -posed upwardandthreaded through the before mentioned guides 12 pivotally connectedto the loops 11 attached to the suspender ends, after which the two endsof the cord are secured to eyes that in turn are pivotally connected tothe outer end portions of thetransverse metal plate 15, whichconstruction permits the cord to freely draw through. respective guides12 and 16 with the movement of the shoulder straps. The back piece 14-is preferably formed of elastic webbing and is attached to the beforementioned plate 15 by being threaded through its slot and then foldedover and stitched down as indicated by dotted lines, in a way to form along loop 17 in the webbing through which the upper cord 18 of therearvsuspender end 19 passes. A pair of suitable metal guides 20 aresecured to the plate 15 and suspended within the loop 17 to support thesaid upper cord 18 of the rear suspender ends and in a way to allow thesame to freely draw backward and forward therethrough. This guide may beformed of either wire or sheet metal as preferred. To the lower end ofthe central back piece 14 is connected a loop 21 to the central portionof which a guide 22 is pivotally c011- nected. Said guide serving tosupport the lower cord 23 of the rear suspender end 19 which like thefront suspender ends is formed with the usual button loops for theproper engagement of a trouser button.

A suspender constructed in accord with the foregoing description readilyallows the wearer to comfortably assume various positions and it willadjust itself thereto in a way to equalize the strain upon the severalbuttons and respective parts of the suspender, and insure comfort andease to the wearer, as for instance the upper cord 13 will readily drawthrough the loops 12 and 16 to let out one of the shoulder straps andsimultaneously draw in upon the other shoulder strap, while the cords 18and 23 of the rear suspender ends will also readily slide through theirrespective guides 20 and CJi to lengthen either of the ends of the suitrear cord as the case may require.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

1. in a suspender of the class described, the combination with shoulderstraps provided with front Suspender ends of a short book piece ofwebbing having u long; loop formed in its upper end portion. or platesecured in said loop portion and having a eord guide pivoted to itsintermediate upper portion a cord threaded through said guide end havingits two ends pivotelly connected to the end portions of the said plate,a cord guidepivotally connected to the lower end of the back piece andan endless cord one portion or which is threaded through the uoper loopin back piece and another portion threaded through the cord guideattnched to lower end andv having button loops formed t ierein.

2. The combination with shoulder straps provided with front suspenderends cord guides connected to their rear ends, a metal plate having acord guide connected thereto, e cord the ends of which are connected tothe outer portions of said plate and loosely threaded through the guidesof the suspender ends and that of the plate, a short back piece having along loop formed at its upper end connecting it with the plate, an

endless suspender cord comprising an upper part which is threadedthrough the upper loop of the short buck iiece and :1 lower porti nwhich is 'tliremled throu 'h the guide uttnched to the lower end of backpiece and halving loops to engage buttons.

3. lhe combination with shoulder straps provided with front suspenderends. cord guides conn acted to their rear ends. 11 llltilil platehaving a cord guide connected thereto. a. cord the endsv of which nreconnected to the outer portions. of Enid plate und loosely thrende: 3 hthe guides ot the susponder ends and dint of the plate, u short but-l;piece hurl ng; a long loop formed at its up per end eoniiectingg it withthe pln. e, snetul cord guide suspended from the plate within the loop,on Q11tllCF-ZS suspenzler cord comprising :in upper portion which isthreaded through the motel cord ui'tnrhed to L! lill i threooc lmuug'lithe nide attached to the lower en 1 nd llztYiHfl loops to engz .n lions.

Signed zit Bridgeport in the county o1

